Moraea

Moraea
	Moraea viscaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Moraea; Mill.
Type species
	Moraea viscaria; (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
	List Barnardiella Goldblatt; Diaphane Salisb.; Freuchenia Eckl.; Galaxia Thunb.; Gynandriris Parl.; Helixyra Salisb. ex N.E.Br.; Hexaglottis Vent.; Homeria Vent.; Hymenostigma Hochst.; Iridopsis Welw. ex Baker; Jania Schult. & Schult.f.; Phaianthes Raf.; Plantia Herb. in Lindl.; Rheome Goldblatt; Roggeveldia Goldblatt; Sessilistigma Goldblatt; Sisyrinchium Mill. nom. illeg.; Vieusseuxia D.Delaroche;

Moraea, the Cape tulips,^[2] is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across Africa, the Mediterranean, and central and southwestern Asia.^[3] The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More.^[4]

^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Moraea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.

[1] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Moraea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[Goldblatt2008-4] Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.

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Moraea

Moraea viscaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Moraea Mill.
Type species
Moraea viscaria (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms^[1]
List Barnardiella Goldblatt Diaphane Salisb. Freuchenia Eckl. Galaxia Thunb. Gynandriris Parl. Helixyra Salisb. ex N.E.Br. Hexaglottis Vent. Homeria Vent. Hymenostigma Hochst. Iridopsis Welw. ex Baker Jania Schult. & Schult.f. Phaianthes Raf. Plantia Herb. in Lindl. Rheome Goldblatt Roggeveldia Goldblatt Sessilistigma Goldblatt Sisyrinchium Mill. nom. illeg. Vieusseuxia D.Delaroche

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Moraea

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